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Spy Kids (2001)

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Spy Kids
PG
Adventure
Action
Comedy

Using high tech gadgets, two kids have to save their reactivated OSS top spy parents when they're taken by an evil, high tech enemy.

Release Date
April 4, 2001
Director
Robert Rodriguez
Cast
Alexa PenaVega , Daryl Sabara , Antonio Banderas , Carla Gugino , Alan Cumming , Tony Shalhoub , Teri Hatcher , Cheech Marin
Runtime
88 Minutes

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